Rename folder -> create new folder equals contents of old folder

When accessing the site via IP, renaming a folder to something else, and then recreating a new folder with the same name, will result in the new folder holding the contents of the old directory. Whether it is a symlink or a true copy I am not sure and have no time to explore.

I was originally gonna post a "aw crap! why me!" thread but as indicated above, logging in via the actual domain does not cause the same problems.

When accessing the site via IP, renaming a folder to something else, and then recreating a new folder with the same name, will result in the new folder holding the contents of the old directory. Whether it is a symlink or a true copy I am not sure and have no time to explore.

How does this output change if you use an FTP client and try to rename the wiki directory

a) using an IP address to connect

b) using an FQDN?

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I really don't know. If you want, I can give you access to the server to do all your tests and stuff.

Basically, I rename "wiki" to "wiki.old". "wiki.old" is a valid folder with valid contents. I create a new "wiki" and upon entering the folder I see all the old contents there. As previously mentioned, I did not check if it was a symlink or a copy.